Stephen Fesler
Stephen is a professional urban planner in Puget Sound with a passion for sustainable, livable, and diverse cities. He is especially interested in how policies, regulations, and programs can promote positive outcomes for communities. With stints in great cities like Bellingham and Cork, Stephen currently lives in Seattle. He primarily covers land use and transportation issues and has been with The Urbanist since 2014.
On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Councilmember Lisa Herbold both issued policy ideas to stem displacement. Mayor Durkan issued a new executive order...
In time for the spring service change on March 23rd, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will roll out a new transit pathway for...
Our Senior Editor Ryan Packer recently visited KING 5's morning talkshow New Day Northwest to talk about the opportunities and pitfalls of Seattle's future waterfront. Margaret...
In her second state of the city address, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan unveiled a proposal to expand the ORCA Opportunity program to include free...
The design for upgraded bike lanes in Fremont have been released. In 2020, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plans to install bike lanes...
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In this video, Vox host Johnny Harris explores Hong Kong to understand why housing is so expensive and why people are living in such...
Amazon, corporate welfare king: Amazon threw in the towel on a new branch office at Long Island City because the company could not get...
On Friday, the Seattle City Council had a marathon meeting on amendments to the proposed Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) rezones and land use regulations....